While it’s tempting to assume big forwards Jack Redpath and Tom Boyd will shoulder the scoring load in the absence of Jake Stringer, Western Bulldogs assistant coach Daniel Giansiracusa says that his side's forward structure is more complex than that.

In fact, the stats say that when the Dogs share the scoring load, they win.

“We preach that it doesn’t matter how we get the goals, Giansiracusa told westernbulldogs.com.au.

“We’ve had a different make up the whole year in terms of whether Boydy’s been out there, or it’s Red or its just Jake as more of the focal point.

“It’s a share the load type mentality.”

While Jake Stringer is the number one target, the Dogs go to him 16.7% of the time, those numbers shift depending on a win or loss.

According to Champion Data, in the Dogs’ 12 wins, Stringer has been the target 13.9% of the time. However in a loss, that number rises to 24.8%.

Giansiracusa said that obviously he’d be happy if Boyd or Redpath do kick goals, he emphasised that a crucial part of the role of the big men is to create opportunities for their teammates to hit the scoreboard.

“If those big boys can create a contest, it brings a smaller level players into the game, then it’s up to the smalls to get to the drop of ball and give themselves an opportunity,” he said.

“As I said, as long as we share the load, I think we’ve got enough firepower to kick a winning score against any side.”